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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – May 6, 2015 4 1. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to these plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. 2. A PUD Amendment Agreement shall be drafted by the City Attorney and shall be executed prior to the issuance of an Electrical Permit for the installation of the LED accent lights. 3. An automatic dimmer module shall be installed to reduce the nighttime light output of the LED accent lights on the canopy and building to sixty percent (60%) of the daytime level. 4. An automatic dimmer module shall be installed on the existing monument sign on the property to reduce the nighttime light output of the LED lights on the sign to sixty percent (60%) of the daytime level. Associate Planner Bachler reviewed the options available to the Planning Commission on this matter: 1. Recommend Approval with Conditions 2. Recommend Approval as Submitted. 3. Recommend Denial 4. Table Chair Thompson opened the floor to Commissioner comments. Commissioner Hames questioned the hours of operation for the lighting. Associate Planner Bachler reported that the lighting would be on 24 hours a day. Commissioner Jones asked if the store was open 24 hours a day. Associate Planner Bachler deferred this question to the applicant. Michael Cronin, representative of Holiday Stationstores, addressed the Commission regarding glare and light branding. He believed that the store was open 24 hours a day. He discussed how light source glare can be mitigated and explained how the light would be diffused through the tubing. He understood that staff has recommended that a dimmer be installed for nighttime hours. He approved of this recommendation, which would assist in reducing the blue LED lights by 60% on both the existing monument sign and the building and canopy. He indicated Holiday Stationstores would be applying the same lighting techniques that were used in the City of Bloomington. He provided comment on the distance the LED lights would be from adjacent homes. He was certain that the installation of the LED lights as proposed at the Holiday site would have a minor impact on adjacent properties. He requested that the blue lights not be construed to be signage, but rather architectural. He provided the Commission with alternate findings and recommended that the Commission approve the PUD amendment. Chair Thompson asked if Holiday had a new standard for their building and canopy appearance. Mr. Cronin explained that Holiday was making the proposed changes to take advantage of the changes in LED lighting technology.